KR101359650B1 - The case for ssd - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a case for an SSD, a case for an SSD according to the present invention is a case for an SSD in which a plurality of mounting holes are mounted and a board having an external connection connector coupled to one side thereof is installed therein. An inner space is formed by sidewalls, and a plurality of locking portions are formed to protrude while being spaced apart from each other along the inner surfaces of the sidewalls, and the first recessed shape is formed so that the connector is positioned in the inward direction of the surface when viewed in a planar arrangement. A lower case including a connector region; And an upper case in which a hook portion is formed to engage the lower portion when coupled with the lower case, and an upper case in which a second connector region is formed to be recessed so that the connector is positioned together with the connector region of the lower case. And the upper case is coupled, characterized in that the engaging portion is fitted while being hooked in the hook portion. As a result, the upper and lower cases can be combined by simply fitting without a separate fastening means, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process, thereby improving productivity, and the upper case or the upper case or the left or right region of the connector region even when fitting using an automation facility. The case for the SSD is provided that the distortion of the lower case may not occur.

Description

Case for SDS {THE CASE FOR SSD}

The present invention relates to a casing for an SSD, and more particularly, in an casing in which a solid state disk (SSD) is mounted, the upper case and the lower case are coupled to each other without fastening means such as bolts or screws. It is about a case for SSD which can be done.

In general, a solid state disk (SSD) is a device that stores information using a semiconductor, and is generally provided in a state of being mounted on a predetermined printed circuit board.

Since there is no mechanical moving part of the SDD, it has the advantage of reducing the long seek time, the latency time and the mechanical delay time, which are problems of the hard disk drive.

Here, the SD is installed by embedding the board mounted with the SD in the case when installed in a portable computer or a desktop computer such as a notebook.

Therefore, in order to install the substrate inside the case, a conventional method of fixing the substrate to the inside of the upper and lower cases and fastening the upper and lower cases by a fastening means such as a bolt is used.

By the way, the coupling method of the upper and lower cases using the fastening means has occurred the hassle of having to perform a plurality of fastening work separately when combining the upper and lower cases.

An object of the present invention is to solve the conventional problems as described above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a case for the SSD that can be combined with the upper and lower cases only by fitting without a separate fastening means.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a case for the SD can be combined with the upper and lower cases by fitting to simplify the manufacturing process can be improved productivity.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a case for the SSD that the distortion of the upper case or the lower case in the left and right regions of the connector area even when fitting using an automated equipment.

According to the present invention, in the case for the SSD in which the SD is mounted and a plurality of mounting holes are formed, the substrate is coupled to the external connection connector on one side is installed therein, the inner space by the side walls A lower case including a first connector region formed to protrude while being spaced apart from each other along the inner surfaces of the sidewalls, and recessed to position the connector in an inward direction of the surface when viewed in a planar arrangement; An upper case having a hook portion which engages the engaging portion when engaged with the lower case, and a second connector region recessed to be formed so that the connector is formed together with the connector region of the lower case; When the lower case and the upper case is coupled, the engaging portion is achieved by the case for the SD, characterized in that the fitting while fitting the hook portion.

Here, at least one of the left and right regions of the second connector region of the lower case, the engaging portion is formed on the widthwise edge of the lower case.

In addition, at least one of the left and right regions of the first connector region of the upper case is formed with the hook portion coupled to the engaging portion formed on the edge in the width direction.

In addition, at least one of the left and right regions of the first connector region of the upper case is formed with guide ribs for guiding the side wall when combined with the lower case in the widthwise edge of the lower case.

In addition, the hook portion includes a hook body and a locking end formed to engage the hook portion in the hook body.

In addition, the surface of the engaging portion that is in contact with the hook portion is formed to be inclined to guide the hook portion inward.

The hook portion may further include a guide portion inclined downward inward with respect to an outer surface of the hook end.

On the other hand, the lower case is further formed with a boss portion protruding to accommodate the mounting hole of the substrate on the surface in which the internal space is formed, the substrate is seated, the boss is indented in the position corresponding to the boss portion The receiving portion is further formed to be fitted.

Here, the boss portion includes a base and a fastening end formed on an upper portion of the base and received and fastened to the accommodation portion.

In addition, when the upper case and the lower case are coupled by the fitting of the boss portion and the receiving portion, the substrate is fixed in a state where the upper and lower surfaces are supported by the upper surface of the base of the boss portion and the bottom of the receiving portion.

In addition, the inner surface of the receiving portion is formed to be inclined upwardly inward, the outer surface of the fitting end of the boss portion is formed to be inclined downwardly outward.

According to the present invention, there is provided a case for the SSD that can combine the upper and lower cases only by fitting without a separate fastening means.

In addition, it is possible to combine the upper case and the lower case by fitting to provide a case for the SSD that can improve the productivity by simplifying the manufacturing process.

In the case of fitting using an automated facility, an SD case is provided in which the upper case or the lower case is not distorted in the left and right regions of the connector region.

1 is a perspective view of a case for an SSD according to the first embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 1,
3 is a bottom perspective view of the upper case of FIG.
4 is an enlarged view of A of FIG. 3,
5 is a perspective view of the lower case of FIG.
6 to 8 is a state diagram of the combination of the SD case according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Prior to the description, components having the same configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment. In other embodiments, configurations different from those of the first embodiment will be described do.

Hereinafter, an SD case according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a casing for the SD according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

1 and 2, the case for the SSD according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an upper case and a lower case 20 and is configured to be coupled to each other with a substrate interposed therebetween.

Here, a plurality of mounting holes are formed in the substrate, and in this embodiment, mounting holes 2 are formed at four edges of the substrate 1, respectively.

In addition, an SD (not shown) is mounted on the substrate 1, and a connector 3 capable of external connection is coupled to one of four sides.

3 is a bottom perspective view of the upper case of FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 3, the upper case may be made of a material such as polycarbonate, and GF (glass fiber) may be included in the polycarbonate as necessary.

  Here, the material of the upper case 10 may be provided with a metal material for heat release to the outside.

In addition, the upper case 10 is provided in the form of a panel having four sides, and in particular, when viewed in plan view, a second connector region is formed such that the connector of the substrate is positioned in a form recessed on one side of the short sides.

In addition, the receiving portion and the hook portion 12 is formed on the opposing surface coupled to the lower case 20 to be described later, the rib 14 is formed at the outer edge protruding in the direction coupled to the lower case 20.

The accommodating part 11 is formed to protrude in a coupling direction of the lower case 20 to be described later, and an accommodating hole 111 for accommodating the boss 22 of the lower case 20 to be described later is formed.

At this time, the inner surface 112 of the receiving hole 111 is formed to be inclined upwardly inward, through which the boss portion 22 to be described later to be inserted into the fitting to be interference fit to improve the bonding strength between each other. have.

4 is an enlarged view of A in Fig. Referring to FIG. 4, the hook part 12 is formed to protrude on the surface of the upper case 10 and is a part in which the catching part 211 is indented when combined with the lower case 20. 20 is formed at a position facing the locking portion 211.

A locking end 121 is formed in the central area of the hook part 12 so that the locking part 211 of the lower case 20 is inwardly engaged, and is downward from the locking end 121, that is, in the direction of the lower case 20. Guide portion 122 is formed.

Here, the locking end 121 may be formed in the form of a hole or a groove, in this embodiment is shown that formed in the form of a hole.

Guide portion 122 is formed with an inclined surface 122a inclined downward in the inward direction relative to the outer surface, and a locking surface 122b substantially parallel to the surface of the upper case 10 at the end of the inclined surface 122a. .

On the other hand, the above-described hook portion 12 is formed on each of the four sides, the short side where the second connector region is not formed, the two are spaced apart from each other by a constant distance, after being combined with the lower case 20, the case for the SD It is possible to secure the firmness of the entire combination (see Fig. 3).

In particular, on the side where the second connector region is formed, the guide ribs 13 protrude from the left and right regions of the second connector region, and one hook portion 12 is formed in the right region.

Here, the guide rib 13 serves as an element for guiding the side wall 21 of the lower case 20 when combined with the lower case 20 together with the above-mentioned receiving portion to determine the position between each other.

In addition, the left region of the second connector region is formed by biasing the second connector region to the left, thereby forming a relatively small width, thereby lowering rigidity. Accordingly, when the upper and lower cases are bonded by the automated process, there is a problem in that distortion occurs in the left region of the second connector region.

At this time, the guide rib 13 is formed so as not to cause torsion, the shape is only formed so that the outer surface is in contact with the inner surface of the side wall 21 of the lower case 20 when combined with the lower case 20 The other shapes may be formed in any form.

That is, the guide rib 13 functions to ensure rigidity in the left region of the second connector region while determining the position.

Meanwhile, in the present exemplary embodiment, the guide ribs 13 are formed in the left region of the second connector region. However, the hook portion 12 may be formed in the left region as in the right region as necessary.

The rib 14 is located at the outermost edge of the upper case 10 while being outside of the hook portion 12, and is formed continuously to prevent distortion of the upper case 10.

In addition, since the hook portion 12 is formed discontinuously, the rigidity of the upper case 10 in a portion where the hook portion 12 is not formed is relatively low, and a reinforcing effect for this can also be achieved.

5 is a perspective view of the lower case of FIG. Referring to FIG. 5, the lower case 20 has a metal material and is provided in the form of a panel. The lower case 20 is recessed in a portion where the connector 3 of the substrate 1 is positioned when viewed in a plan view like the upper case 10. The first connector region 20 ′ is formed.

In addition, the lower case 20 has sidewalls 21 formed at a predetermined height along the edge of the lower case 20 so as to form an inner space.

Here, the engaging portion 211 protrudes inwardly in the inner side 112 of the side wall 21, the engaging portion 211 has a first surface 211a and the second surface 211b, the length is It is formed to be embedded in the locking end 121 of the upper case 10 described above.

The first surface 211a is formed to be inclined inwardly so as to stably guide the hook portion 12 when engaged with the upper case 10, and the second surface 211b is substantially perpendicular to the sidewall 21. It is formed to be in contact with the engaging surface 122b of the guide portion 122.

In addition, the lower case 20 is formed with a boss portion 22 protruding at a position corresponding to the receiving portion 11 of the upper case 10.

The boss portion 22 includes a base 221 formed at a position corresponding to the accommodation portion of the upper case 10 and a fitting end 222 formed at an upper portion of the base 221.

Here, the fitting end 222 has a diameter smaller than the upper surface 221a of the base 221 centered around the center of the upper surface 221a of the base 221 is formed to be projected upwards and is embedded in the receiving portion 11 Is fitted.

In addition, the fitting end 222 is formed so that the outer surface 222a is inclined downward downward, preferably has an inclination angle corresponding to the inner surface 112 of the receiving portion 11 of the upper case 10. .

This is brought into contact with the bottom surface 113 of the accommodating part 11 by fitting the accommodating part 11 while the substrate 1 is seated on the upper surface 221a of the base 221. The area where the upper surface 221a of the upper surface 221a and the lower surface 113 of the receiving portion 11 support each other with the substrate 1 interposed therebetween comes into contact with a relatively narrow area.

Therefore, it is desirable to increase the contact area between the inner side 112 of the receiving portion 11 and the outer side 222a of the fitting end 222 as much as possible to increase the frictional force, thereby improving the bonding strength. ) And the outer surface 222a are formed to be inclined in a shape having an inclination angle corresponding to each other.

The fitting end 222 of the boss portion 22 formed as described above is fitted into the receiving hole 111 of the accommodating portion 11 while being in contact with the surfaces corresponding to each other, such that the upper case 10 and the lower case 20 are fitted. ) Are fitted to each other.

The following describes the joining procedure of the above-described case for SSD. 6 to 8 are cross-sectional views taken along the line II ′ of FIG. 1 to show a bonding state of the SD case according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 6, the mounting hole 2 of the substrate 1 is seated on the upper surface 221a of the base 221 of the boss 22 in a state where the worker places the lower case 20 on the floor. To protrude to the upper side of the substrate (1) outside the fitting end (222).

And, as shown in Figure 7, when the upper case 10 is coupled to the lower case 20, the outer surface of the hook portion 12 of the upper case 10 is the side wall 21 of the lower case 20 The inclined surface 122a of the guide portion 122 of the hook portion 12 is moved downward along the first surface 211a of the locking portion 211 formed on the side wall 21. .

While the inclined surface 122a is moved downward along the first surface 211a, the hook portion 12 is elastically deformed inwardly, and as shown in FIG. 8, the locking portion 211 is connected to the locking end 121 as shown in FIG. It fits inwardly and elastically restored.

In addition, the engaging surface 122b of the guide part 122 is supported and fitted by the second surface 211b of the engaging part 211.

Therefore, the inclined surface 122a of the guide portion 122 is formed to be inclined downwardly inward, and the first surface 211a is formed to be inclined downwardly outward so that the upper case 10 moves downward while being simply downward. It can be fastened only by pressurization and can be suitable for automated process.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 8, the receiving portion 11 side of the upper case 10, the boss portion 22 of the lower case 20 is coupled while being fitted with the substrate (1) in between. In this case, the substrate 1 may be supported by the upper surface 221a of the base 221 of the bottom surface 113 and the boss portion 22 of the accommodation portion 11.

In addition, when the fitting is completed, the rib 14 formed along the edge of the upper case 10 is coupled to abut the upper surface of the side wall 21 of the lower case 20 to completely block the inside and outside of the case. do.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 8, the upper case 10 may be positioned at a position coincident with the lower case 20 while the outer surface of the hook portion 12 is in contact with the inner surface of the side wall 21. The guide rib 13 also contacts the inner surface of the side wall 21 and serves to guide the upper case 10 to a position corresponding to the lower case 20.

That is, the case for the SSD according to the present invention and the outer surface of the hook portion 12 and the inner surface of the side wall 21, the outer surface of the guide rib 13 and when the upper case 10 and the lower case 20 is coupled Guided by the inner side of the side wall 21 can be accurately positioned between the upper case 10 and the lower case 20.

In addition, the rigidity in the left and right regions of the connector region where the connector 3 is located is reinforced by the guide ribs 13, so that distortion does not occur during automated assembly.

In addition, the substrate 1 may be fixed by fitting the hook portion 12 and the locking portion 211 and fitting the receiving portion 11 and the boss portion 22.

Therefore, in the related art, a process of fixing the substrate with a separate screw or the like is required, whereas the substrate can be fixed by simply fitting the upper and lower cases, thereby improving productivity.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but may be embodied in various forms of embodiments within the scope of the appended claims. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

[Description of Reference Numerals]
10: upper case 11: accommodating portion 111: accommodating hole
112: inner side 113: bottom 12: hook portion
121: engaging end 122: guide portion 122a: inclined surface
122b: engaging surface 13: guide rib 14: rib
20: lower case 21: side wall 211: locking portion
211a: first side 211b: second side 22: boss portion
221: base 221a: upper surface 222: fitting end
222a: outer surface 23: fastening portion

Claims (11)

In the case for the SSD is mounted in which the SD is mounted and a plurality of mounting holes are formed, the board is coupled to the external connection connector on one side therein,
An inner space is formed by sidewalls, and a plurality of locking portions are formed along the inner surfaces of the sidewalls to protrude from each other, and the first connector area is formed to be recessed so that the connector is positioned in the inward direction of the surface when viewed in a planar arrangement. A lower case comprising;
An upper case formed with a hook portion which is engaged with the lower case when engaged with the lower case, and a second connector region recessed to be formed such that the connector is positioned together with the first connector region of the lower case;
A boss protruding from the lower case so as to accommodate the mounting hole of the substrate, the boss being formed to align the position in the horizontal direction of the substrate; And
And an accommodation portion formed to fit the boss portion in a position corresponding to the boss portion of the upper case.
When the upper case and the lower case are coupled in the state where the substrate is seated on the boss, the substrate is fixed in the vertical direction by fitting the boss and the receiving portion case . The method of claim 1,
At least one of the left and right regions of the second connector region of the lower case is formed with the engaging portion in the widthwise edge of the lower case,
At least one of the left and right regions of the first connector region of the upper case, the hook portion is coupled to the engaging portion formed on the edge of the width direction case. The method of claim 1,
At least one of the left and right regions of the first connector region of the upper case has a guide rib formed in the widthwise edge of the lower case guide ribs for guiding the side wall when combined with the lower case. The method of claim 1,
SS case, characterized in that the hook end is formed in the central region of the hook portion is formed so that the engaging portion is hooked. 5. The method of claim 4,
The surface of the engaging portion is in contact with the hook portion of the SD SD, characterized in that formed inclined in the inward direction. 5. The method of claim 4,
The hook portion of the SD SD, characterized in that the guide portion which is further inclined downward inward with respect to the outer surface on the lower side of the engaging end. delete The method of claim 1,
The boss unit, the case for the SDS, characterized in that it comprises a fastening end is formed on the upper portion of the base is received and fastened to the receiving portion. The method of claim 8,
When the upper case and the lower case are coupled by the fitting of the boss portion and the receiving portion, the substrate is fixed in a state where the upper and lower surfaces are supported by the upper surface of the base of the boss portion and the bottom of the receiving portion. DIGITAL CASE. The method of claim 9,
The inner surface of the housing portion is characterized in that the SD formed to be inclined upward. The method of claim 10,
An outer surface of the fitting end of the boss portion is characterized in that it is formed to be inclined downward outward.

Images